Stories for April 12th 2011

Tuesday, April 12th 2011 - 23:17 UTC
Decline of bee population becomes a threat for Chile’s fruit industry

The Chilean fruit industry is being threatened by the rapid decline of the country’s bee population, a product by the country’s ongoing drought.
Water shortages across central Chile are withering the flower buds, depriving bees of their sustenance, the nectar.
Tuesday, April 12th 2011 - 21:26 UTC
IMF calls on the US to tackle the deficit and help financial markets stability

There is an urgent need for the United States to tackle the deficit in the government's finances since the size of the exposure risks creating instability in the financial markets, according to the International Monetary Fund. However the IMF says the global economic recovery is gaining strength.
Tuesday, April 12th 2011 - 21:18 UTC
Inflation contagion in Latin America with the exception of Mexico, says IMF

Inflation risks are building in all Latin American countries except Mexico, where price gains are low and economic expansion should outpace Brazil this year, according to the the International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook.
Tuesday, April 12th 2011 - 21:04 UTC
Majority of EU citizens want their fish from sustainable sources

An overwhelming majority of EU citizens want the fish they buy to come from sources that are sustainable and not over-fished, according to an independent poll commissioned by World Wildlife Fund, WWF, and carried out in 14 EU countries.
Tuesday, April 12th 2011 - 20:48 UTC
EU makes effective tough new fisheries control system from “net to plate”

A new system of fishery control with continent-wide, common rules and penalties is now fully operational, the European Commission said on Tuesday.
Tuesday, April 12th 2011 - 20:20 UTC
Antarctica penguin species suffering from declining krill availability, says NOAA

A number of penguin species found in western Antarctica are declining as a result of a fall in the availability of krill, a study has suggested. Researchers, examining 30 years of data, said chinstrap and Adelie penguin numbers had been falling since 1986.
Tuesday, April 12th 2011 - 17:57 UTC
Mercosur trade integration insufficient to guarantee free circulation, claims EU

Several European Union objections to the current functioning of Mercosur have surfaced in documents relative to the ongoing trade negotiations round which is scheduled to have another chapter early May in Asunción, Paraguay.
Tuesday, April 12th 2011 - 17:19 UTC
Falklands’ farmers benefit from all time high wool prices

Falkland Islands producers have cause for celebration this season with wool prices at an all time high.
Tuesday, April 12th 2011 - 17:08 UTC
The Lynx Mk3 takes off from HMS Ocean for the last time

After more than 30 years’ service one of the mainstays of Britain’s Fleet Air Arm, including the Ice Patrol, has made its final appearance at sea, reports the Royal Navy. Nearly four decades to the day that the very first Lynx helicopter took to the skies, a Mk3 variant lifted off from the sprawling flight deck of HMS Ocean.
Tuesday, April 12th 2011 - 16:34 UTC
China opens to Brazilian pork and meat distribution hubs in six main cities

China opened its market to Brazilian pork and Brazil’s meat packer Marfrig said it would invest heavily in distribution centres in China. The announcements were made in Beijing where a numerous government and private sector delegation headed by Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff is on an official visit to China.